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Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability
Annual Conference

Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, & Disability:
Looking Back & Thinking Ahead
April 22 & 23, 2008

“Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and
fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are
the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.”

Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.  480 U.S. 284

Conference information past programs and updates can be found at: http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm  to be on the mailing list for the conference send an e-mail to ADA-OSU@osu.edu.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Presentation proposal submission is closed for this year. Please check this site in August, 2008 if you are interested in submitting a proposal for the 2009 conference.

Student poster sessions proposed by currently enrolled students (graduate or undergraduate) will be accepted through March 21, 2008. Please go to http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2008Conf/posters2008.html for guidelines on poster submissions.

The  Eighth Annual Multiple Perspectives conference continues the university’s efforts to bring together a diverse audience to explore disability as both an individual experience and social reality that cuts across typical divisions of education & employment; scholarship & service; business & government; race, gender & ethnicity. This year's theme "looking back and thinking ahead" is meant to encourage presenters and participants to consider topics, methods and programs from fresh perspectives.

Two decades ago Congress investigated the status of individuals with disabilities in society. Their findings lead to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990. How relevant are those findings today?   

As we approach the second decade under the ADA let’s take stock in the status of disability. Papers addressing the themes of Access, Inclusion and Disability are sought for the Eighth Annual Multiple Perspectives Conference.

Access:

…”individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers, overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications to existing facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and criteria, segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities;”

Inclusion:

…”the Nations proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for such individuals;”

Disability:

…”individuals with disabilities are a discrete and insular minority who have been faced with restrictions and limitations, subjected to a history of purposeful unequal treatment, and relegated to a position of political powerlessness in our society, based on characteristics that are beyond the control of such individuals and resulting from stereotypic assumptions not truly indicative of the ability of such individuals to participate in, and contribute to, society.”

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Presentation proposal submission is closed for this year. Please check this site in August, 2008 if you are interested in submitting a proposal for the 2009 conference.

• Submit as an attachment (Word, Word Perfect, TXT, or RTF formats) to ADA-OSU@osu.edu
• By Fax at 614-688-3665 (FAX)
• In the mail:
  University ADA Coordinator’s Office
  1849 Cannon Drive
  Columbus, OH 43210.

Proposals must include:

• Names and (as appropriate) titles and institutions for each presenter.
• Contact information (phone, mailing address, and e-mail) if there is more than one presenter please indicate one individual as the lead presenter.
• Title of Presentation
• DESCRIPTION
• In 700 words or less please describe the content, focus and desired outcomes for the presentation.
• What is the Format of the Presentation (Lecture, Panel, Discussion, Poster*, Performance, Other)?
• Who is the intended audience (educators, employers, businesses, advocates students, consumers, researchers, etc.?
• How familiar should the audience be with the topic (beginner, intermediate, advanced)?
• Anticipated Audio Visual needs

Please Note:
The full conference fees will be waived and lunch provided for presenters of accepted proposals. Presenters are responsible for their own travel and lodging.

L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
Office Of The Provost

292-6207(v); 688-8605(tty); 688-3665(fax)
HTTP://ADA.OSU.EDU

If you have difficulty accessing any portions of this website due to incompatibility with adaptive technology, or you have suggestions on how we can make this site more accessible, or you need the information in an alternative format, please contact us at:

L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
Address: ADA Coordinator's Office, The Ohio State University,
2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Drive,
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-6207 (Voice)
614-688-8605 (TTY)
614-688-3665 (Fax)
E-mail: ada-osu@osu.edu